Question

There are 96 people consisting of 48 married couples in a room. Assuming that no husband or wife shakes thr others hand but everyone else shakes hands exactly once, how many handshakes are there?

Answer 1

9120

Explanation:

Given ;

Total people =96

It means 48 are male and 48 are females

Handshake can be determined by = Handshake of male+ handshake of female

=48*95+48*95

=4560+4560

=9120